All-flex pocket razor



C, 21, 1947. C J GARRITSQN 2,429,352

ALL- FLEX POCKET RAZ OR Original Filed Aug. -1, 1935 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 21, 1947 UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE ALL-FLEX POCKETRAZOR Charles .L Garritson, Long Island City, N. Y.

Substituted for application Serial No. 34,192, August l., 1935. Thisapplication September 10, 1945, Serial No. 615,361

(Cl. IS-SQ) 1 Claim. l

The purpose of this invention is to provide a compact safety razor inthe form of a fountain pen so that it may readily be carried in the vestpocket similar to a fountain pen, in which a standard or comparativelyany double edge blade may be used and in which a plurality of `saidblades may be contained, and also in which the stem or straight portionmay be used as the handle of the razor, said stem or handle also adaptedto contain a tube of shaving cream The invention is a safety razor.having a handle resembling a .fountain pen with a comparatively smallcompartment detachably connected to the lower end in which the back.guard and blades of a safety razor may be contained.

Many types of collapsible safety .razors have been provided and some ofthese are made in the form of a fountain pen, however, these eitherrequire special blades or are made f such a size that it isobjectionable to carry them in a vest pocket similar to a fountain penland therefore it is desirable to provide a safety razor in combinationwith a handle resembling a fountain pen and of about the same size., inwhich means is provided at the end of the handle for holding the partsof the razor.

This application is a substitute for my former application which wasfiled August 1, 1935, with the Serial No. 34,192, which applicationbecame abandoned because the final Government fee was not paid.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a safety razorhandle resembling a fountain pen with means at the lower end for holdingthe parts of the razor, and in which the said holding means may beremoved in order to attach the razor parts thereto when in use.

Another object is to provide a safety razor having means for holding atube of shaving cream in the handle thereof.

Another object is to provide a safety razor having a fountain penincorporated in the handle thereof.

Another object is to provide a safety razor having a handle and acompartment for holding the razor parts in which the compartment mayreadily be removed and the razor parts installed in its place.

A further object is to provide a compartment at the end of a safetyrazor handle adapted to hold the back, guard, and blades of the razor inwhich a cap is provided for closing said compartment.

And a still further object is to provide a cornbination fountain pensafety razor which is of a comparatively simple and economicalconstruction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies a safety razor having ahandle resembling a fountain pen with a fountain pen cap and clip.forming a closure for a paste tube compartment in said handle, and.having a compartment at the opposite end of the handle adapted to .holdthe parts of a safety razor, said compartment adapted to be removed andthe razor parts installed in its place.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description, taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a front elevation of the device.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a View similar to that shown in Figure 1 on an enlargedscale showing a longitudinal section through the device with the capomitted.

Figure 4 is a sectional plan on line 11-4 of Figure 2. y

Figure 5 is a detail showing a compartment at the lower end of thehandle of an alternate design in which Aa threaded shank is providedthereon adapted to be screwed into the end of the handle.

yFigure 6 is a View showing the handle with the razor parts -attachedthereto.

Figure 7 is a view taken at right angle to that shown in Figure 6showing an alternate design in which a fountain pen 'is incorporated inthe handle and the opposite end of the handle is provided with aninternal thread by which it is attached to the razor parts and also tothe compartment as shown in Figure 5.

In the drawings the device is shown as it may be made wherein numeral lindicates the handle, numeral 2 the razor compartment at the end of thehandle, and numeral 3 the cap.

'The handle I may be made of any shape or design and may be providedwith or without a cap and may also be provided with an external orinternal thread by which it may be attached to the compartment 2, or tothe razor parts.

In the design shown in Figures 1 and 3 the handle l is provided with athreaded shank 4 having an internal threaded opening 5 and it will benoted that the external threads of the shank 4 screw into a boss E onthe upper end of the compartment 2 and the internal threads 5 screw onthe stem 'l extending upward from a backing member 8 of a safety razoras shown in Figure 6. It will be understood however that the externalthreads on the shank 4 may be omitted and the boss 6 may be replaced bya threaded stem 9 as shown in Figure so that the same threads by whichthe handle is attached to the razor may also be used for attaching thecompartment 2 to the end of the handle so that the external threads maybe omitted. With this arrangement the lower end of the handle would beformed as shown in Figure '7 with the internal threaded opening I0adapted to be screwed on to the stem 9 and'also adapted to be screwedupon the stem 1 of the razor.

The upper part of the handle I may be formed with a compartment II inwhich a tube of shaving cream I2 may be placed as shown in Figure 3 andthe upper end may be covered by a closure or cap 3 which may have a clipI3 thereon as shown in Figure l, or the clip may be omitted as shown inFigures 2 and 6, or any means may be provided for holding the device. Itwill also be understood that the cap 3 may be made as shown in Figures1, 2, and 6, or may also be made as shown in Figure 7 in which it isindicated by the numeral I4, and in this design the upper end of thehandle which is indicated by the numeral I6, is formed with the parts ofa fountain pen having a point I6, and the internal parts, which are notshown, may be arranged in any conventional form.

The compartment 2 is preferably made of a thin shell with a cap orclosure Il slidably held on the lower end and it will be noted that theguard I8 and the backing 8, with a small number L of razor blades may beplaced in this compartment and held by the cap I'I. rI'hese parts of therazor may be made as shown or may be of any conventional design as itwill be understood that this invention relates to the combination of thecompartment for holding the parts of a razor on the end of a handleresembling a fountain pen in which the compartment may be removed andthe parts of the razor attached to the handle in its place so that theymay be used as a razor. In this design however, the razor is formed withthe guard I8, and the backing member 8 and the backing member isprovided with the threaded stem 1 and guide pins I9 and 20 which locatea razor blade 2| hereon and extend through openings in the guard I8. Theedges of the guard are provided with comb teeth as shown.

It will be understood that other changes may be made in the constructionWithout departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changsmay be in the shape or design of the com partment 2 as it will beunderstood that this may be designed to accommodate razor parts of anytype, another may be in the shape or design of the handle as it will beunderstood that this may also be made to accommodate a razor of anytype,

and still another may be in the use of other means for attaching thecompartment and razor parts to the handle.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. In use the razor may be provided as shown and described andnormally the clip I3 may be snapped over the edge of a pocket or held tothe edge of a shirt or garment, or the device may be carried in apocket, handbag, traveling bag or any device; and when it is desired touse the device the compartment 2 is removed from the handle, the razorparts removed therefrom, assembled in the proper order, and attached tothe lower end of the handle. The device may then be used for shaving,and the shaving cream may be removed from the handle and used. It ispreferred to make the compartment 2 of sucient size to hold four or verazor blades, however it will be understood that this may be of anysize.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a pocket safety razor of the fountain pen type, the combination,which comprises, an elongated tubular razor handle having a reservoirexten-ding inward from one end and an exteriorly threaded nipple with acentrally disposed threaded socket in the end thereof at the oppositeend, a relatively small casing with comparatively thin walls the lengthof which in cross section is substantially greater than the width andthe Width of which is substantially the same as the diameter of thehandle, said casing being open at one end and carrying a threaded hub atthe other wherein the threads of the hub coact with the threads at theend of the handle to removably mount the casing on the handle, a closureof the same shape in cross section as the casing frictionally mounted onthe open end of the casing, said casing providing a housing for a safetyrazor blade, comb, and back with the parts removed from the handle, anda cap providing a closure for the reservoir in the opposite end of thehandle frictionally mounted on the handle.

CHARLES J. GARRITSON.

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